Excerpted from: Autobiography of a Yogi, by Paramhansa Yogananda The science of Kriya Yoga, mentioned so often in these pages, became widely known in modern India through the instrumentality of Lahiri Mahasaya, my guru’s guru. The Sanskrit root of Kriya is kri, to do, to act and react; the same root is found in the word karma, the natural principle of cause … Read More
Excerpted from: Autobiography of a Yogi, by Paramhansa Yogananda The ancient Vedic scriptures declare that the physical world operates under one fundamental law of maya, the principle of relativity and duality. God, the Sole Life, is an Absolute Unity; He cannot appear as the separate and diverse manifestations of a creation except under a false or unreal veil. That cosmic illusion is … Read More
Excerpted from: God Is For Everyone, by Paramhansa Yogananda as taught to and understood by his disciple Swami Kriyananda The ego cannot easily conceptualize the vast consciousness that brought it into existence. Christian theologians describe God as “wholly other”: that is to say, completely different from His creation. Indeed, so He must be if one compares man’s littleness with God’s infinity; the theologians, … Read More
by Paramhansa Yogananda (Excerpted from: Inner Culture Magazine, December 1939) Intuition is that directly perceiving faculty of the soul which at once knows the truth about anything. Unless you have the power of intuition, you cannot possibly know Truth. It is the knowing power of the soul without the help of the senses or the mind. Intuition can give you knowledge … Read More
For answers to questions about Ananda, see Ananda and Swami Kriyananada’s role in Yogananda’s mission.
The members, staff, students and friends of Ananda share in the sadness and righteous outrage of yet another racially motivated murder. How can we not, both as people and as an organization that seeks to represent universal spiritual values, wonder “How long must this continue?” Our very teachings aver that we are all children of God and that behind the … Read More
After all, Ananda’s primary focus is in the practice of yoga: Ananda Yoga for the body; Raja Yoga for the mind; Kriya Yoga for the soul! So, why, then, do we celebrate Christmas with nativity scenes, the Three Wise Men, gift giving, and the adoration of the Christ child? There are a number of reasons. They include: A special relationship … Read More
April 28, 2012 by Nayaswami Hriman McGilloway [esplayer url=”https://www.anandawashington.org/wp-content/uploads/2013/04/2013-04-28-hriman-mcgilloway.mp3″ width=”200″ height=”20″ ]’ Or right-click here and select “Save Link As…” or “Save Target As…” to download an mp3. Truth is one and eternal. Realize oneness with it in your deathless Self, within. The following commentary is based on the teachings of Paramhansa Yogananda. The passage this week is from the … Read More
April 14, 2012 by Nayaswami Padma McGilloway [esplayer url=”https://www.anandawashington.org/wp-content/uploads/2013/04/2013-04-14-padma-mcgilloway.mp3″ width=”200″ height=”20″ ]’ Or right-click here and select “Save Link As…” or “Save Target As…” to download an mp3. Truth is one and eternal. Realize oneness with it in your deathless Self, within. The following commentary is based on the teachings of Paramhansa Yogananda. Jesus Christ emphasized repeatedly the spirit, not … Read More
[esplayer url=”https://www.anandawashington.org/wp-content/uploads/2013/04/2013-04-07-pranaba-hansen-devarshi-warner.mp3″ width=”200″ height=”20″ ]’ Or right-click here and select “Save Link As…” or “Save Target As…” to download an mp3. Truth is one and eternal. Realize oneness with it in your deathless Self, within. The following commentary is based on the teachings of Paramhansa Yogananda. It is common for people to perceive themselves according to their present realities. A … Read More